People group profile · PG050634
The Baga Sitemu of Guinea
The Baga Sitemu of Guinea, numbering about 48,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of the larger Baga people of north-western Guinea. The Baga are known for their agricultural and fishing practices.
They are an indigenous people in the Atlantic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Baga Sitemu.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guinea
- Population
- 48,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Atlantic
- Primary language
- Baga Sitemu (bsp)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Tchitem, Sitemuú, Rio Pongo Baga
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Boké region: Boffa prefecture, Tougnifil subprefecture; Boké prefecture, Port-Kamsar subprefecture, Nunez river south bank
Where they live
Gospel status
The Baga Sitemu are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Baga Sitemu
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
75% adherents
Primary language
Baga Sitemu · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Baga Sitemu
Gospel resources in Baga Sitemu
- Bible available, published 2022
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2015 Edition · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Baga Sitemu
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
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